Food, Housing Consume 63% of Household Spending in Pakistan
Survey shows internet access in households rose from 34% to 70% and individual internet use from 17% to 57%, marking major socio-economic progress.
- On Thursday, Ahsan Iqbal launched HIES 2024-25, with PBS reporting 70% household internet access and 57% individual online use as a key milestone.
- The Household Integrated Economic Survey has tracked socio-economic indicators since 1963 and completed field operations in June 2025 after quarterly work covering 32,000 households using an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
- Household internet access rose to 70%, with 57% of individuals using the internet, household mobile or smartphone facility reached 96%, and household incomes and consumption increased, PBS said.
- Providing a data foundation, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said HIES 2024-25 supports tracking 31 out of 62 SDG indicators, while Ahsan Iqbal urged media to focus on tangible outcomes.
- Improvements included falling infant and neo-natal mortality rates, with Infant Mortality Rate down from 60 to 47 and Neo-Natal Mortality Rate from 41 to 35, while use of clean fuels rose to 38% and food and housing & fuel remain key consumption areas.
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Food, housing consume 63% of household spending in Pakistan
Pakistanis spent nearly two out of every three rupees on food and housing related expenses, while reliance on foreign remittances and financial assistance increased to support household spending, according to a new government survey. The Household Integrated Economic Survey 2024 to 2025, released by Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday, stated that household expenditures grew faster than incomes due to rising living costs. The s…
Household Integrated Economic Survey shows 57pc surge in internet users across Pakistan as access reaches 70pc of homes
Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25 on Thursday revealed the surge of up to 57 per cent in the individual internet users in Pakistan as household internet access rate increased from 34pc to 70pc. HIES — a yearly survey — conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is focused on social and economic conditions of the country to provide data for policy making at the national and provincial levels. The PBS released the resul…
Pakistan's household internet access rate increases to 70%: Survey
Islamabad, Jan 1 (PTI) Pakistan's household internet access rate increased to 70 per cent while its individual internet users surged to 57 per cent, according to an official survey report on Thursday.The Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25 conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) was launched at a ceremony in the presence of Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal.The yearly survey focuses on social and economic conditions of t…
Internet usage in Pakistan surges to 57% as household access rises to 70%
The Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25 on Thursday revealed a significant surge in internet usage across Pakistan, with the number of individual internet users increasing to 57 percent, while household internet access rose sharply from 34 percent to 70 percent. The HIES, an annual survey conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), focuses on assessing the country’s social and economic conditions to support policymaking…
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